The administration of President Muhammadu Buhari completed 19 months in office at the end of December. Except for this period being the end of a year and the beginning of another one, it is not a milestone of spectacular importance.

IN his Christmas day remarks, Governor Rochas Okorocha peppered his speech with sentiments that were quite repugnant and hence must be repudiated. He argued in his statement that “leaders cannot afford to hand over to the next generation”. As ignominious as his assertions are, we are condemned to being held captive by such antiquarian ideas owing to our collective silence and daming inertia.

THERE have been wild reactions, public outcry, social media memes and even protest, following the Senate’s subtle indictment of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir David Lawan, for corruption and misapplication of Presidential Initiative for North East ,PINE, funds.

A trip is often defined by its urprises, so here are my biggest revelations from six days in Lagos, Nigeria.

The All Progressives Congress (APC) participated in the 2015 general elections in Delta State without making impact in the state. It recorded no single electoral victory and failed to win any local government area in the gubernatorial election. Not even the 25 percent mark required in the presidential election was achieved. It was a colossal failure.